8 Ancient Magic

Chapter 8 ANCIENT MAGIC Jack held his breath. "No problem," said Annie. She knelt beside Cria and looked into her eyes. The baby llama fluttered her long eyelashes. "What do you want to do, Cria?" Annie asked her. Then Annie put her ear close to Cria's mouth. She nodded as if the llama were whispering back to her.

第八章古老的魔法杰克屏住呼吸。 “没问题，”安妮说。她跪在克里娅身边，看着她的眼睛。 小美洲驼抖动着她的长睫毛。 “你想做什么，克里娅？”安妮问她。 然后安妮把耳朵凑近克里娅的嘴。 她点了点头，仿佛那只大羊驼在对她低语。

Oh, no! He'll never fall for that, Jack thought. Annie looked up at the emperor. "She says she would like to go home." The emperor scowled. Then he broke into laughter. "I see, you are playing a children's game," he said. "You and your brother must leave now. I will keep the llama." "Oh… wait, please," said Annie. "I'll tell her to talk louder." "Annie—" said Jack. "Shh," she said. She whispered again in Cria's ear. Then she

哦,不!他决不会上当的，杰克想。 安妮抬头看着皇帝。 “她说她想回家。” 皇帝皱起了眉头。然后他突然大笑起来。 “我明白了，你在玩儿童游戏，”他说。 “你和你哥哥现在必须离开。 我要养这只羊驼。”“哦……请等等，”安妮说。 “我会让她说大声点。” “安妮——”杰克说。“嘘，”她说。 她又在克里娅耳边低语。 然后,她

stared for a long moment into the huge eyes of the baby llama. Cria stared back at Annie with an alert gaze. Then the baby llama began to speak. "TOPA," Cria said in a tiny voice. "GO BACK TO TOPA." Jack couldn't believe it! He laughed out loud. How did Annie do that? How did Cria speak? The emperor gasped and stared in amazement at the small silver llama. A hush came over the crowd. The guards and the people in the plaza watched with wonder. "TOPA," Cria said again. "GO BACK TO TOPA." "Hear that?" said Annie. "Topa is the boy who cares for her. She wants to go back to him. You heard her, right?" Annie turned back to Cria. "Say it again. Say it louder." "GO BACK TO TOPA NOW!" Cria said

盯着小美洲驼的大眼睛看了好一会儿。 克里娅用警惕的目光回望着安妮。 然后小羊驼开始说话。 “TOPA，”克里娅用细小的声音说。 “回托帕去。”杰克简直不敢相信！他大声笑了起来。 安妮是怎么做到的？克里娅是怎么说话的？ 皇帝吃惊地看着那只银色的小羊驼。 人群安静了下来。 卫兵和广场上的人们惊奇地看着。 “TOPA，”克里娅又说。“回托帕去。” “听到了吗？”安妮说。“托帕是那个关心她的男孩。 她想回到他身边。 你听到了，对吧？”安妮转身对着克里娅。 “再说一遍。说大声点。” “现在就回托帕去！”Cria说

clearly and loudly. The emperor looked stunned. Then his face softened. "I understand she loves the boy," he said. "Her great feelings for him gave her the power of speech." "Right," said Annie. "And Topa loves her, too. She is his whole world." Emperor Pachacuti nodded. "You must take her back to him," he said. "Really?" said Jack. "Yes." The emperor looked around at his guards and the people watching. "The miracle llama has spoken. Her wishes must be honored." "Thank you!" said Jack and Annie. "Come, Cria. Let's go home to Topa," said Annie. The baby llama took halting steps. The crowd silently parted to let Jack, Annie, and Cria pass.

清晰而大声地说。皇帝看起来惊呆了。 然后他的脸色变得柔和了。“我知道她爱这个男孩，”他说。 “她对他深厚的感情使她有了说话的能力。” “好的，”安妮说。“托帕也爱她。 她是他的整个世界。”帕查库提皇帝点点头。 “你必须把她带回他身边，”他说。 “真的吗？”“是的。” 皇帝环顾四周，看着他的卫兵和围观的人们。 “奇迹羊驼说话了。 她的愿望必须得到尊重。” “谢谢你！”杰克和安妮说。 “来,Cria。我们回家去托帕吧，”安妮说。 小美洲驼蹒跚地走着。 人群默默地分开，让杰克、安妮和克里娅过去。

Jack looked straight ahead. He didn't dare glance back. He was afraid the emperor might change his mind. "Can't take her through the forest," Jack said quietly to Annie. "Go the way she came up, the Old Trail. It was marked on the map." "Got it," Annie whispered. "That way. Through the arch," said Jack. "Walk faster." Jack and Annie walked faster. The silver llama took springy little steps beside them. She seemed to know she was going home. Jack led the way to the stone arch. Guards stood on either side. They stared in awe at Cria as she pranced through. On the other side of the arch, a rocky path led through the brush. Starting down the trail, Jack breathed more calmly. "How did she do that?" he asked. "How did you make her talk? What happened?"

杰克直视前方。 他不敢回头看。 他担心皇帝会改变主意。 “不能带她穿过森林，”杰克平静地对安妮说。 “顺着她来的那条路走，那条古道。 地图上已经标出来了。” “明白了，”安妮小声说。 ”。穿过拱门。”杰克说。 “快走。”杰克和安妮走得更快了。 那只银色的羊驼在他们身边轻快地走着。 她似乎知道她要回家了。 杰克带路走到石拱前。 卫兵站在两边。 他们敬畏地看着克里娅蹦蹦跳跳地走过。 在拱门的另一边，一条布满岩石的小路穿过灌木丛。 杰克开始沿着小路走下去，呼吸更加平静了。 “她是怎么做到的？”他问。 “你是怎么让她开口的？” 发生了什么事?”

"I remembered our rhyme," said Annie, "and the words in the book about old legends that said llamas could speak. I believed it could be true. And Cria believed it, too. And she talked! Simple!" "Not simple," said Jack with a grin. "Impossible!" Annie, Jack, and Cria moved quickly down the winding trail. When they rounded a corner, Jack gasped and stopped. They could see the long path ahead. The trail ran along the very edge of the mountain. Far below, the river raged between Old Mountain and Young Mountain. "Oh, no," Jack said. "The trail looks just as dangerous as the bridge!" "It's okay," Annie said. "We got this. Just remember, don't look down." Jack forced himself to look away from the steep drop-off. "Okay," he said. "We have to

“我想起了我们的押韵诗，”安妮说，“还有书里的一些古老的传说，说大羊驼会说话。 我相信这是真的。 克里娅也相信这一点。 她还说话了！简单的!”“不简单，”杰克笑着说。 “不可能!”安妮、杰克和克里娅沿着蜿蜒的小路迅速移动。 当他们拐过一个弯时，杰克喘着气停了下来。 他们可以看到前面的路很长。 这条小径沿着山的边缘延伸。 在山下，河水在老山和小山之间汹涌澎湃。 “哦，不，”杰克说。“这条小路看起来和桥一样危险！”“没关系，”安妮说。 “我们做到了。记住，不要往下看。” 杰克强迫自己把目光从陡坡上移开。 “好吧，”他说。“我们必须。